Tunic Is So Much More Than a Zelda Clone Tunic is an Isometric Action-Adventure game that is clearly inspired by old-school Zelda games; the main character, a fox, is donning his best Link cosplay, you wake up and must find a weapon and shield, and solve a fair amount of environmental puzzles. As someone who recently beat their first Zelda game, ever; the Switch remake of The Legend of Zelda: L...
Well, it’s been almost 2 weeks, and a lot has changed from my initial Elden Ring experience. I’m now 35 hours in at level 58, and boy, this really is the game that keeps on giving! I’ve expanded my map quite a bit and have even defeated not one but two ‘big bads’; Godrick the grafted and Rennala Queen of the Full Moon. Elden Ring Diaries Part 2 Moonveil Katana Experience Yes, I am now a Moonvei...
I didn’t have much hype for Elden Ring until a few weeks ago when I finally managed to grab a PlayStation 5 and a copy of the Demon’s Souls remake. Demon’s Souls was my introduction to the From Software Soulsborne experience back on PS3, and have played every game since (I hated Sekiro : Shadows Die Twice ). I was casually playing Demon’s Souls here and there (as casually as you can play a Soul...
Infernax is a retro-inspired, 8-bit, side-scrolling action platformer. I’ll throw the phrase Metroidvania out there because it includes those elements, but the word on the internet is that this is the version of Castlevania II Simon’s Quest should have been, with a dash of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link . Personally, I’ve never played any of those old games. I started with a Super Nintendo (SN...
Viewtiful Joe is a beat ’em up platformer from Capcom . This video game was released for Nintendo GameCube in 2003 and PlayStation 2 in 2004. Viewtiful Joe has become a hidden gem because Capcom has forgotten about it! Forgotten gem is maybe the better phrase to call it as no HD Remaster or Remake has ever been released. I became reintroduced to Viewtiful Joe when I recently went through a retr...
As Jerry Seinfeld once said — “What’s the deal with Dark Alliance?” I wanted to like Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance , I really did. R.A. Salvatore’s Drizzt Do’Urden, Forgotten Realms novels were the vehicle that got me obsessed with the fantasy genre. I’ve read the Dark Elf Trilogy three times and listened to the audiobook versions twice. I’ve read through the Hunter’s Blades Trilogy, (altho...
I had been looking forward to playing Conan Exiles . My reviews of Conan the Barbarian & Conan the Destroyer made me interested in learning more about the Cimmerian hero. I've been reading some of Robert E. Howard's stories and even some of the comics (they're good). I was happy to see that there were a few Conan video games out there, and just my luck, Conan Exiles is now on Xbox Game Pass. Si...
O utriders is a looter shooter that starts out slow. The Prologue is long, boring, and devoid of gameplay; lots of walking with exposition. The game even crashed on me and I had to sit through the entire section, training included, again. Maybe it was from having to replay the opening sequence of the game or the cheesy voice acting, but I quickly realized I do not care about this story, I just...
In the great console war, I have always remained neutral. I have no loyalty and I'm fine with that because it's all about the games. Eventually, I grab the "other" console so I can play exclusives. Last generation, I went full Playstation following a love affair with the Xbox 360. Everyone had an Xbox 360 and when the next consoles were announced, my main group of friends went Playstation 4. I...
Gungrave is a video game I’ve always wanted to play; not because I heard it was a must-play game but because the Gungrave anime is one of my all-time favorites. It’s been years since I’ve watched the Gungrave anime, so I figured it would be fun to play the games before jumping back into the show. Published by Sega , developed by Red Entertainment , and created by Yashuhiro Nightow , the creator...
Why You Should Play Genshin Impact | A Free-To-Play Gem If previously wrote Genshin Impact off as anime Breath of the Wild ; I’m here to tell you to take another look. I’ve spent the last 30 days playing 2 accounts; my main PS4 account, where I spent some money and dabbled a bit with re-rolling characters on PC. I’m addicted & I have concluded that… Yes, you should play Genshin Impact! Why is t...
We’re onto my favorite games of 2011. Which games make it to the next round for games of the decade? If you haven’t seen my 2010 list, catch up here, first! My 2011 ranking is as follows ( List Link ): 2011: Mortal Kombat Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection Dark Souls Bulletstorm The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim L.A. Noire Catherine Madden NFL 12 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Dissidia 012 Fin...
I was looking over my Favorites list , a list of my favorite video games of all time. A list that took a lot of pondering, updating and editing to put together. But, alas, I realized that I haven’t updated the games on this list in 10 years! The most recent game that I added was Mass Effect 2 , which came out in January of 2010! Where is the Mass Effect Trilogy HD Remaster? My All-Time Favorite...
Now that it’s 2020, it’s about time to talk about my favorite video games of 2019. I’ve played less and less video games over the last few years, as I’ve gotten into many more hobbies . Thinking I would wind up with a top 10 for 2019, I wasn’t even close (just 11 games released in 2019), but felt confident in these 5 games enough to rank them. My Top 5 Video Games of 2019 5. Untitled Goose Game...
What an interesting little find this game (Episode 1) was. Since the first season of The Walking Dead from Telltale, I have fallen in love and been on the lookout for adventure games. Not quite ready to dig into some of those trial and error click-fests that are the old Lucas Arts and Sierra games that I could never beat as a child (Torin’s Passage, I’m looking at you); I recently fell in love...
Interesting. It's been a lot longer since I attempted to keep a blog going than I thought. Games, huh. Watching both Metal Gear Scanlon's lit a fire inside me. A few weeks ago, I seemed to be disgusted by Destiny. I put over 90 hours into that game and it feels like for nothing. My friends completed the raid without me, I wasted what seems like an entire week of my life leveling up in the Iron...
So after finishing Dragon Age Origins right as school started, I managed to make it through Mass Effect and got about 10 hours into Mass Effect 2 before I became way too involved in school work and other things. I do have some free time, but I have actually been watching some anime in that free time instead of playing games. This weekend I intend to put something up here. Either one of my rando...
So I received my copy of Killzone 2 today via GameFly. I pop it in and jump into some multiplayer. The game looks great, I'm digging the changing match types and 16 vs 16. My only problem (and it is a big one) is the controls. Now I'm used to playing FPSs on Xbox 360 so already I wasn't feeling comfortable with playing one on my PS3. I tried most of the controller setups. I think I went with Al...